Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris R on August 25, 2004, 11:03:57 pm
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Customer enquiry today. She says the carpet is a velvet carpet? Any one know about this carpet and best method of cleaning?
Thanks
Chris
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You need to go see it and do a composition test etc.
The possibilities are endless.
BFM
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Hi Chris
Woven fabric on a velvet loom.
This is (usualy) a top end cut pile carpet of dense fibres giving a luxurious velvet look and some say feel.
The fibre content will almost certainly be 80/20 and is usualy a solid colour.On your inspection look out for shading/pooling and make sure the customer is aware of this before cleaning.
As I say a luxury item not seen so much these days but no problem to clean using HWE or DF, Tex etc ,use only Woolsafe approved products ;)
You may notice some colour in the waste tank or on pads but don't be alarmed as this is normal.
Trevor
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Thanks Trevor,
went to have a look and exactly how you descibed. Cream colour, very dense pile, in a house with a swimming pool and a rolls royce outside :D
Are you sure DF Ok? Only asking because customers rubbed a patch (stain) and the piles gone fuzzy ???
Thought I might just pre spray, no agitation and acid rinse, its not really soiled.
what do you think?
Chris
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Hi Chris
If light soiling only,
Just carry out procedure as you describe using your HWE & woolsafe product such as Solutions no4 , light agitation if needed and fresh water rinse, no need for sour rinse.
It will shed pile which you will find when you re-align the pile after, but this is normal.
I've cleaned these with Texatherm with no problems and the results have been amazing ;) Others might not agree but I did it this way because of the dense pile, if over wet ,drying can take an age.
Trevor